hodophile

Lover of roads and travel

My friend is a hodophile. He loves going on trips

by Skimama July 15, 2019

Hoplophile

A person who enjoys collecting and using firearms.

Burt Gummer from the 'Tremors' franchise is a hoplophile.

by hoplophile January 8, 2009

homophilia

Avocation of homosexuality, in any form.

Most liberal democrats support homophilia.

Most liberal democrats while supporting homophilia are also homophobic.

by TheVoiceOfTruth December 16, 2008

homophile

Homophile is a word widely used by those with same-sex attraction while the term homosexual was still used by psychiatrists and other mental health professionals in the diagnosis of these attractions as a mental disorder. It was widely held by the homophile community that the term homosexual over emphasized the physical aspects of a same-sex relationship and that homophile, -phile coming from the Greek word for love, drew a more accurate picture by having the emphasis on the emotional aspects of such a relationship. With the DSM no longer considering homosexuality as a disorder and the popularization of the word pedophile (meaning one who has sexual attraction to children), the term homosexual has become far more commonly used where the term homophile is rarely, if ever, used at all.
Well known homophile groups include Harry Hay's "The Mattachine Society" for gay men and the unaffiliated "Daughters of Bilitis" for lesbians.

I prefer to be called a homophile because I don't just have sex with my partner, I love him.

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by Homo_info December 17, 2010

homeophobe

Someone who suffers from an irrational fear of going home early.

I was bored and just wanted to go home, but it was only nine thirty, and being a classic homeophobe, I couldn't.

by circushead July 25, 2006

Homophilia

Etymologically, 'homophile' is derived from two Greek words - 'homo', meaning 'the same', and 'philos', meaning 'friend', or possibly 'philein', meaning 'to love', or 'to be dear to'. Greek uses 'eros' to signify 'sexual love', so philein should be taken to signify non-sexual love between friends or members of the same family, e.g. brothers.

In 'homophilia', 'homo' could signify a shortened form of 'homosexual'.

Thus homophilia could have two meanings-

1) supportive, brotherly friendship towards gays and lesbians, or

2) non-sexual love between two men or two women.

Broadly, it means an open, non-judgemental acceptance towards gays and lesbians, or, alternatively, towards the expression of non-sexual warmth and intimacy between people of the same sex. It is the opposite of 'homophobia' - the fear or hatred of all things gay.

'...homophilia is a central aspect of modern gayness, in relationships between men whether sexually expressed or not'.

by AndrewSmith January 21, 2009

Homophile

A heterosexual who has an attraction to homosexuals.

"Hey John, check out those sexy lesbians"
"Youre such a homophile Steve"

by Guildhunter92 August 10, 2020